Honors Collegium 70AL: Gene Discovery Laboratory Spring 2004

sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute & National Science Foundation

Final Oral Presentations

Research Introduction

1. "How to Study Plant Development"
2. "What is Reverse Genetics?"
3. "How to Study Gene Activity"

Family Introduction & Individual Talks

MYB Gene Family

Chris Santore

Gloria Chu

"Arabidopsis thaliana Gene AT3G50060: A gene Story"

Tomohiro Mochizuki

"AT5G67300"

Tiffany Sum


"Is AT2G23290 Important in Seed Development?"

Transcriptional Co-activators and the F-box Motif Gene Family

Aditi Hendi

"Put Your Dukes Up AT5G03220! Study of Embryo Lethality of   Knockout T-DNA Mutagenesis on Arabidopsis thaliana Genes"

Cecilia Hernandez


"What is AT5G03500? --Background and Structure"

S1FA Gene Family

Roman Groisberg

"HC70AL Oral Presentation"

Jeremy Ziskind

"An Arabidopsis Journey Through Experimental Questioning"

Jonathan Milgrom


"Is My Gene Important for Seed Development in Plants?"

Homeodomain Gene Family

Ita Nagy

"How Do We Find a Knockout for AT4G37790 and What is   This Gene's Function in Seed Development?"

Bobby Fam


"Homeobox Leucine Zipper Protein 9 (HAT9) -AT2G22800"

DR1 Associated Protein Gene Family

Shirin Oloumi

"Arabidopsis thaliana Knockout Project"

Ben Torres

"Does Gene AT5G19490 Play a Vital Role in Seed Development?"

Unclassified Gene Family

Mariko Onozawa

"Arabidopsis thaliana AT3G56230 and AT4G18650"